Having a game deal with loss and grief is a theme that is often visited but with Tales of Kenzera: Zau it’s presented in such an imaginative way that it’s drawn me in and kept me wanting to play through and see the story play out. The story […]
This might become one of the shortest reviews I’ve written but Balatro from developer LocalThunk is an incredibly clever game that takes poker, a game a lot of people are familiar with, and upends it with roguelike elements and modifiers that turn it into an addiction that is […]
Coming off Atari 50 and The Making of Karateka, Digital Eclipse have struck gold in finding a way to presenting not only classic games of the past but also the people behind them in a documentary format. Their latest title, Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story, is an inspired […]
For those of us old enough to remember the 80’s and 90’s Video Arcades were the place to be to check out the latest in video games when the technology was advancing in leaps and bounds. You may have played the home version of your favourite game but […]
It’s 50 years of Atari and while there were a lot of highs in the early years the name has been associated more recently with a number of unsuccessful attempts at reviving the brand. So I went into this compilation with a lot of trepidation but have been […]
During times where the “big C” visits your household, you really need to find something to pass the time that can keep you entertained and distracted for a long time and the collect-a-thons that are the Lego games have been renowned for just that, giving players plenty to […]
Vanishing point racing games were a big part of my early gaming years with titles such as Pole Position and Super Hang On taking up a lot of my time. While not necessarily a realistic representation of driving (or riding) they made up for it by providing a […]
For the last few days I’ve found that when I’m not working through Halo or Call of Duty Battle Passes I’ve been chilling out and opening boxes in a virtual home. Unpacking, from developer Witch Beam, is one of those games that doesn’t try to push the player […]
It might be hard to associate developer Asobo Studio with a horror themed adventure like A Plague Tale: Innocence considering they are also behind Microsoft’s incredibly successful reboot of Flight Simulator but if anything it shows they’re a very flexible team with a lot of talent. I’m really […]
Despite garnering a huge number of awards, including plenty of game of the year titles, I didn’t get around to playing Supergiant Games’ Hades in 2020. Though it was out on PC I’m still mainly an Xbox gamer and since the excellent Bastion, there hasn’t been another one […]
The story of one person’s attempts to make their Rampage Arcade1Up cabinet do more.
A look back at some of the games we've played on Xbox One over the years.
Our own tips and experiences while trying to make a living out in the black.
The Late Night Session 